More than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were killed after US-led coalition and coalition-backed local forces thwarted a large, apparently coordinated attack late on Wednesday and early on Thursday, a US official said. US-allied SDF fighters and pro-government forces both hold parts of Deir al-Zour(Reuters) The heavy death toll underscored the large … Continue reading Syria conflict: US in rare counter-strike after Deir al-Zour attack